• Falmarri@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Wouldn’t it also be a conflict of interest if they were renters? How can someone not have any interest in housing?

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      1 year ago

      Sure, but in that case their interests would be a human right. It’s a conflict of interests because they are for profit owners; not just owners.

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          1 year ago

          That’s an obfuscation of the point. The conflict of interest is that they directly make money from their property - landlords rigging prices and buying all the property are the problem, and they’re also the ones making laws to regulate themselves.

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              The Newfoundland market has exploded since 2020. Sale and rental prices have increased. Rental demand is outpacing supply.

              So yes, profit can be made in Newfoundland where, according to a CBC anecdote, a landlord in Paradise, NL recieved and impassioned please from a family of 8 to rent a 2 bedroom appartement and was offered over rent in cash sight unseen to secure a rental. (22 June 2022).

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                  All snark aside. Do you really believe that every human is motivated by capital profit?